Is V34.9XXS a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. V34.9XXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does V34.9XXS sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident (V30-V39).

What cannot be coded together with V34.9XXS?

V34.9XXS carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above V34.9XXS (V34) and apply to it just the same.

V34.9XXS

V34.9XXS — Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

V34.9XXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "S" — sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V34

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above V34.9XXS

These are not written on V34.9XXS, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing V34.9XXS with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on V34 — Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus

occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with military vehicle (V39.81)

Risk adjustment

V34.9XXS does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

V34.9XXS has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share V34.9. If V34.9XXS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about V34.9XXS

Is V34.9XXS a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. V34.9XXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does V34.9XXS sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident (V30-V39).
What cannot be coded together with V34.9XXS?: V34.9XXS carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above V34.9XXS (V34) and apply to it just the same.